US Research Handbook on Cancer

Abstract

The US is one of the global leaders in cancer research. Would you like to know how your company can collaborate with US cancer research organisation? This handbook can guide you on the US landscape concerning the cancer research community!

The US Research Handbook on Cancer helps you to identify potential approaches to develop collaborative projects with US researchers, research groups and research organizations. With this handbook, you will be able to directly contact researchers, research groups and organizations working on cancer research to develop a rapport and potential interest in collaborating.

The Handbook also identifies relevant networks and conferences that can be used as a conduit to meeting potential collaborators and growing your network of contacts in the US.

In addition, this Handbook will guide you to many available US funding opportunities for cancer R&D. These opportunities come from public programs such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Defense (DoD), and National Science Foundation (NSF). In addition, the Handbook presents opportunities that come from private organisations such as the American Cancer Society (ACS), Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF).

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This handbook was published in February 2018 and updated in December 2021 and is available in English. It has 62 pages and 5 Annex pages. 

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations (page 11)

In this section the list of Abrreviations used in this report are presented.

1 Introduction (page 14)

The Research handbook on US R&D Related to cancer provides an assessment of the United States (US) research community landscape and aims to support research and innovation cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the US. Cancer is a leading research area in the US and in the EU, mostly due to cancer being the current second leading cause of death in both regions.

2 US research community landscape (page 19)

2.1. University research groups (page 21)
2.2. Research centers (page 28)
2.3. Industry clusters (page 35)

3 Recognized research networks/ professional associations and events (page 42)

3.1. Research networks and professional associations (page 43)
3.2. Conferences and other networking events (page 46)

4 US R&D initiatives and programs (page 49)

4.1. Public initiatives/programs (page 49)
   4.1.1. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (page ´50)
   4.1.2. Department of Defense (DoD) (page 54)
   4.1.3. National Science Foundation (NSF) (page 55)
4.2. Private initiatives/programs (page 57)
   4.2.1. American Cancer Society (ACS) (page 57)
   4.2.2. Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) (page 58)
   4.2.3. Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) (page 59)

5 Observations (page 60)

Annex 1: Examples of US Federal and Private Funding Initiatives and Programs (page 63)